Classics · Literary
A Farewell to Arms
An American ambulance driver serving with the Italian army in the First World War falls in love with an English nurse. As the war turns against Italy, the pair try to escape the front together.
- First published
- 1929
- Pace
- medium
- Length
- medium
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you want a short, direct war love story written in plain, controlled sentences.
Skip this if you want a happy ending; the book is open about its tragedy from early on.
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